Bust confining and reducing garment.



M. 1 CLERK.

BUST CONFINING AND REDUCING GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10,- me.

LEQW EYSQML Patentemwept. 5, 1916.

MARY V. CLARK, OF WESTMORELAND, WEST VIRGINIA.

BUST CONFINING AND REDUCING GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5', 1916.

Application filed April 10, 1916. Serial No. 90,174.

'1 b (17? whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY V. CLARK, a citizen of the United States,residing at \l'estmoreland, in the county of Wayne and State of WestVirginia, have invented new and useful lmproven'ients in BustCo'nfinin'g and Reducing Garments. of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention pertains to body garments of the bust reducingtype; and it has for its object to provide a simple, easilydonned andadjusted garment, adapted to serve elliciently as a bust confiner andreducer and also as a corset cover, with aview to improving the figureand appearance of the wearer.

Other objects and advantageous features of the invention will be fully.understood from the following description and claim when the same areread in connection with the drawings. :u-companying and forming part ofthis specification, in which:

Figure l is a perspective showing the novel garment in use. Fig. :2 is arear per spective of the garment, removed.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in bothviews of the drawings.

My novel garment comprises a body portion 1. formed in one pieceof thintextile or other suitable material; shoulder straps or tapes 2.permanently joined at their ends to said body portion; fastening strapsor tapes 3 also permanently joined to the body portion; an elasticconnection 4 interposed between the ends of the tabs on the body portion1 at the back and upper end of the garment and calculated to lend therequisite elasticity to the upper portion of the same.

The front and sides of the body portion 1 are preferably of even height,and the front is preferably. though not necessarily, provided on thelower part of its vertical center with a reinforcement in the form of atape The sides of the said body portion merge into upper back tabs 6 andlower back tabs 7; the upper and lower tabs being separated byintervening space of general V- shape. so that the lower edges of theupper tabs are inclined upwardly, and the upper edges of the lower tabsare inclined downwardly. The elastic connection 4 is preferably in theform of two sections of elastic webbing as illustrated; the saidconnection beingpermanently joined in approved manner to the ends of theupper tabs 6. The lower back tabs 7 of the body portion carry thefastening straps or tapes 3, which are of such length that they can be(1 awn taut and tied together at the front of the wearer.

My novel garment is especially designed for fat women. and in practiceit is slipped over the head and drawn down and around the body. and isthen fastened through the medium of the straps or tapes 3. Then thegarment is thus applied, it forces the breasts downwardlv and compressesor confines the same, and in that way improves the figure and generalappearance of the wearer. I would also have it understood that whenapplied as stated. my novel garment confines and covers the fat whichoverhangs the corset at the back, and in that way hides such fat when athin blouse is worn.

The elastic connection f serves incidental toputting the device on overthe head to afford freedom. and it also serves when the upper portion ofthe garment is positioned cured about the body. It will also be notedthat the defined arrangement of the lower tabs 7 relative to the uppertabs 6 afi'ords an opening at the back which renders the device cool andcomfortable, and that said arrangement also enables the user to draw thedevice downwardly and tight about the body.

At -a point opposite the reinforcement or reinforced dart 5. the bodyportion 1 is preferably provided witha loop 8, designed for the passageof at least one of the fastening straps 3 incidental to the adjustmentof the garment on the body of the wearer.

It is further to be noted that my novel garment is simple andsusceptible of being cheaply manufactured: is adapted to be put on, andadjusted by the wearer without assistance: and is capable of being usedto advantage on a variety of figures.

Having-described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent, is:

The herein described bust confining and nected at their ends to theupper edge of the 13 body at the front and back thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand-in presence of twosubscribing wit nesses.

MARY V. CLARK. Witnesses:

DONALD CLARK,

A.. E. BUSH.

